The Englishman Mark Clattenburg will referee Porto-Málaga

UEFA has announced that the Englishman Mark Clattenburg will referee the Porto-Málaga Champions League last-16 match to be played in the Dragao stadium on Tuesday 19th February. Clattenburg, 37, has been a FIFA referee since 2006, and has been officiating in the Champions League for five seasons, overseeing eleven matches.

Around three thousand Málaga fans are expected to travel to the Do Dragao stadium to cheer their team on for the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie. Most Málaga fans will make the journey in two charter flights and the rest will cover the 850 kilometres that separate the two cities by coach or car.

Málaga's coach, Manuel Pellegrini, is planning to take the entire squad plus two reserves to Porto on Monday. However, there are two midfielders that won't be able to play - the Portuguese player Eliseu Pereira, who is injured, and the Chilean player Pedro Morales, who isn't registered with UEFA to play in this competition. In addition, the reserve team keeper Pol Freixenet and Cameroon forward Fabrice Olinga (Atlético Malagueño play in the third division) will also join them.

Among those that can play are the Portuguese player Sergio Paulo Barbosa 'Duda', defender Jesús Gámez and the Uruguayan striker Sebastián Fernández, who have all recovered from their respective injuries. Following its triumph at home against Athletic Club de Bilbao (1-0), Málaga's regulars will undergo a light training session this Sunday in the Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, albeit a little more intense for those that didn't make the line up for the last match.